Car Sales At Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Continued use and regularisation of subdivision and alteration of existing commercial showroom/car sales building to form 3no. restricted Class E commercial/business/service units, limited to Use Classes E(a), E(c), E(d) and E(g) only and excluding Class E(b), E(e) and E(f); retention of demolition of former outbuilding to the rear of the site; retention of sales/admin space for the existing car sales business; erection of replacement rear workshop; associated parking, cycle parking, level access works, servicing and shared access arrangements. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Oct 2026
Documents 25
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 14
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Babergh Mid Suffolk
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- IP6 8EG
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Needham Market
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Planning Direct
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, 9 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
59 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15166391
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15166391
- Neighbours
- 21 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 24 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 8 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 26 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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